Klobuchar Takes Step to Run for Minnesota Governor After Walz Drops Out

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) took a step toward running for Minnesota governor on Thursday, by filing paperwork creating a fundraising committee with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The filing creates “Minnesotans for Klobuchar” with email addresses linked to MBA Consulting Group, a firm that provides services for political action committees, candidates, and nonprofits, according to its website. She is registered as a potential candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s nomination. Klobuchar, 65, is in her fourth term as Minnesota’s U.S. senator. She briefly ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 before ending her campaign and backing Joe Biden. She had been rumored as a potential candidate for governor and said earlier this month in a CNN interview that she was “seriously considering” a run after Gov. Tim Walz withdrew his reelection bid....